[PATCH net] net: ll_temac: Return actual error from of_get_mac_address()
From: Rosen Penev
Date: Wed Aug 26 2026 - 21:24:51 EST
When of_get_mac_address() fails, return the actual error code (rc)
instead of the hardcoded -ENODEV. This preserves the original error
information, which may be more specific (e.g., -EINVAL, -EPROBE_DEFER)
and helps callers handle the failure appropriately.
Fixes: 8425c41d1ef7 ("net: ll_temac: Extend support to non-device-tree platforms")
Assisted-by: opencode:big-pickle
Signed-off-by: Rosen Penev <rosenp@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/ll_temac_main.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/ll_temac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/ll_temac_main.c
index 711ed9c2631b..81ec73e6e4c1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/ll_temac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/ll_temac_main.c
@@ -1581,7 +1581,7 @@ static int temac_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
rc = of_get_mac_address(temac_np, addr);
if (rc) {
dev_err(&pdev->dev, "could not find MAC address\n");
- return -ENODEV;
+ return rc;
}
temac_init_mac_address(ndev, addr);
} else if (pdata) {
--
2.55.0